Worthy of Moosewood

I am really proud of today's sandwich for lunch.

Yes, I think it worthy of Moosewood - the famous vegetarians!

Start with homemade whole wheat bread - toasted.
Add:
Miracle whip (your kind)
2 slices of fried eggplant
carrot hummus spread on thickly
bean burger patty

sprouts of choice

Serve beside a bowl of homemade tomato soup.

Yes - good.

Vegan Burgers

Some friends showed us a new burger place that had a great vegan burger - which, of course, made me eager to figure out a good recipe of my own!  I have been working on it.....  

So far, here it is - warning, I am still tweaking it.  I am trying to make them chewy and not too mushy/wet in the center.  They should not fall apart when touched, which is really hard to achieve.

Update 2/13/18- I tweaked it and it was great!
Vegan Burgers

Ingredients
1 can chick peas
1 can black beans
1 small can mushroom stems and pieces
1 cup cooked brown rice
2 tablespoons ground chia seed
3 ounces water (6 tablespoons)
seasoned salt
1 packet onion soup mix (optional)
2 to 4 tablespoons whole wheat flour

Directions
Day or 2 days before - prepare mixture as follows:
Add water to chia seeds and stir.  Set aside.  
Rinse and drain black beans.  Mash with potato masher, set aside.
Drain liquid from chick peas and reserve.  Process chick peas in food processor until completely disintegrated, adding a very small amount of reserved liquid if needed.  Be careful not to add too much liquid.  
Drain mushrooms.  Process in food mill to small bits.
In a medium mixing bowl, add chick peas, black beans, rice mix, mushrooms, and chia.  Mix thoroughly.  Sprinkle 2 tablespoons of flour over mix and stir in completely.  Add seasoned salt to taste and onion soup mix if desired.  Add more flour as needed to make mixture stick together.  Mix thoroughly and refrigerate for 1 to 2 days.

Day of cooking:
Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
Form patties on a lightly oiled baking sheet at least 2 inches apart to allow for moisture to escape while cooking.  Brush tops with oil.  Bake at 375 degrees for 30 to 40 minutes.  Turn oven off and allow patties to sit in oven until completely cool before removing, (to help with firmness).  Before serving, warm patties on a hot lightly oiled skillet.